Lets See Your Dashes

[SydneyTii]

Edited October 10, 2021 by SydneyTii

[PaulTWinterton]

15 hours ago, esty said:

how is a euro dash different than any other

 

No seatbelt warning sign or hole.  No white lettering surrounding switches.  No gearshift pattern,  although I opted to add it.

Edited October 9, 2021 by PaulTWinterton

[M3This]

20 hours ago, fastricky said:

Also I thought there was a story that Kooglewerks or some other fabricator were going to start producing repro dashes? 

 Yea the company is called vintage dashes. They are still working on it. 
 

https://instagram.com/vintagedashes?utm_medium=copy_link

Edited October 9, 2021 by M3This

[M3This]

4 hours ago, SydneyTii said:

 
pics don’t seem to be loading for me

[PaulTWinterton]

20 hours ago, fastricky said:

Also I thought there was a story that Kooglewerks or some other fabricator were going to start producing repro dashes? 

 

A company in S Oregon is working on it.  I believe they will create a great product.  They have a rep in the vintage Datsun market.  Can't remember their name. 

[M3This]

Also anyone have any custom gauge clusters? If so throw them up in here. 

[AceAndrew]

I’ve been putting together my ideal dash for a couple years and am on the home stretch!

 

-early 3-piece dash with “chrome” lower section.

-center console delete with extra pull-down compartment.  Ash tray on trans tunnel.

-three aux gauges inset into the dash with stand-off bezels.

-custom cluster (posted before) silver dollar with black centers.

 

didn’t have the balls to do inset leather weave (or wood) with aluminum accent on the dash face.... but someone should do it!

 

[esty]

leather

[M3This]

43 minutes ago, AceAndrew said:

I’ve been putting together my ideal dash for a couple years and am on the home stretch!

 

-early 3-piece dash with “chrome” lower section.

-center console delete with extra pull-down compartment.  Ash tray on trans tunnel.

-three aux gauges inset into the dash with stand-off bezels.

-custom cluster (posted before) silver dollar with black centers.

 

didn’t have the balls to do inset leather weave (or wood) with aluminum accent on the dash face.... but someone should do it!

 

This sounds fantastic I can’t wait to see it. 

[Mike Self]

Another way to make something useful from the "Fasten Seat Belt" pod location to cover the resulting hole when removed.  The instruments are volts, oil pressure and oil temperature.  The base is wood that I made, and it's screwed to the dash using the seat belt sign mounting holes; the pod is Velcro-ed to the base.  Hasn't moved since it was installed around 1987.  

 

Great place for extra instruments as you can check 'em without taking your eyes off the road.

 

 

[Mike87]

Here is mine...

 

 

[Gordon]

Here's a pic of a crack free one piece Euro spec dash (no fasten seat belt billboard) in my 74 tii.  Heater and fan controls are in German.  I stumbled on to the dash at an automotive flea market in Ludwigshafen Germany for 120 Euros. I mailed it back and before it was installed, the hole for the tii clock was carefully cut out.  Tii also has a 71-73 Euro cluster that I put crosshair gauges in.  It looks much better than the faux wood 74-76 cluster. 

 

Edited October 16, 2021 by Gordon

[Crash513]

Phone cam picture doesn't really do it justice.  But here is my rebuilt instrument cluster for my '73 tii which was done by gauge ninja Buz Ras as Seattle Speedometer.  Later model panel painted flat black, crosshair gauges with new orange needles, polished glass lenses and chrome trim rings.  Best feature dimmable amber LED lighting controlled by the rheostat on the factory headlight switch.  Not shown is my rebuilt Keinzel clock not built with the same backlighting.  As my eyes are not getting any better, it's nice to be able to actually read my gauges at night, so I'm very happy with the work.     

[M3This]

Anyone know if its possible to swap the MPH and Tach (a la 911) in the gauge cluster if having it rebuilt?

[John76]

On 10/8/2021 at 7:01 PM, TobyB said:

never drove a Dasher.

If you were a "Dot Comer" then you could drive a Morse Minor.